Put Pressure For Diezani’s Trial, Magu Tells Nigerians Abroad

The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  Mr. Ibrahim Magu has tasked Nigerians abroad to pile pressure on their home countries to help bring allegedly corrupt Nigerians living abroad to trial.

Speaking at a virtual town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora, Magu also pledged to help Nigerians abroad profile local investors that they may be willing to go into businesses with at any time.

The town hall meeting was anchored in London by the Host/Moderator of the group, Prince Ade Omole

While lamenting displeasure over the continued difficulties being faced by the EFCC to bring former Minister of Petroleum Resources,  Diezani Allison- Madueke to trial, Magu urged Nigerians in the United Kingdom should form pressure groups to demand her trial. 

“Nigerians in the United Kingdom need to collaborate with the EFCC more and pressure the authorities there to assist the EFCC in bringing Diezani to trial.  Does it not bother Nigerians in that country that Diezani has not been brought to trial for the heinous allegations of corruption against her in Nigeria? The public ownership of the fight against corruption should not be limited to Nigerians at home,  we must all come forward,  wherever we are,   to insist that corrupt practices must not continue”,  he said.

According to him, the EFCC is aware of the frustration, uncertainties and risks,   local fraudsters are posing to credible businessmen and women abroad,   who wish to invest in the Nigerian economy.  ” The EFCC is ready to offer intelligence services to anyone seeking genuine business partners in Nigeria”,  he said.

Explaining further,  the EFCC’s boss said that,  ” profiles of potential business partners in Nigeria would be obtained and delivered to the foreign- based investors and this would assist them in taking decisions on whom to partner with locally.  We can also offer intelligence on any line of business desired by the Nigerian in the diaspora. We are ready to do all these to encourage credible and serious investors who do not want to be defrauded by fraudsters at home”. 

In response,  participants at the Conference,  numbering over 500,  drawn from Europe,  Asia,  Africa,  South and North America and other parts of the world,  commended the EFCC for its robust and gallant fights against economic and financial crimes. 

One of the conferees,  Professor Adebisi Adewole of the University of Scotland,  commended Magu and the EFCC for working tirelessly to rid Nigeria of corrupt practices.  He charged  the EFCC to continue on its winning streaks and mobilised youths to steer clear of economic crimes.

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